The Wallenberg family is one of the most influential and wealthy families in Sweden, renowned as bankers and industrialists. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. A banker or bank is a Financial institution whose primary activity is to act as a payment agent for customers and to borrow and lend money A business magnate, sometimes referred to as a mogul, tycoon, baron, or industrialist, is a person who has reached a prominent place in

Wallenberg family grave at Linköping city cemetery, Sweden. Linköping is a city in southern Sweden, with a population of 97885 (2006 The four stones from left to right: (1) Professorskan E. M. Barfoth (1762-1837), (2) Marcus Wallenberg (1774-1833) with wife Anna Laurentia Barfoth (1783-1862), (3) Agathon Wallenberg (1809-1887), Marcus Hilarius Wallenberg (1807-1897) with wife Amalia Ulrika Santeson (1821-1859) and son Marcus Hilarion (1842)

The Wallenberg family

• Jacob Wallenberg (1746–1778), sailor, clergyman and author with burlesque interests, particularly for women. Year 1746 ( MDCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1778 ( MDCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Author of "Min Son på Galejan. " Jacob was born Wallberg and changed his name to Wallenberg.

• Marcus Wallenberg (1774–1833), nephew of Jacob Wallenberg, bishop in Linköping. Year 1774 ( MDCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight Linköping is a city in southern Sweden, with a population of 97885 (2006

• Andre Oscar Wallenberg (1816–1886), son of Marcus Wallenberg, naval officer, newspaper tycoon, and politician, visited the United States in 1837 and became interested in banking. Year 1816 ( MDCCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common A banker or bank is a Financial institution whose primary activity is to act as a payment agent for customers and to borrow and lend money Founder of Stockholms Enskilda Bank in 1856, the predecessor of Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, that constitutes the basis for the family's economic influence. Stockholms Enskilda Bank, sometimes called Enskilda banken or SEB, was a Swedish bank founded in 1856 by André Oscar Wallenberg as Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB ( SEB) is a North-European financial group for corporate customers institutions and private individuals

• Knut Agathon Wallenberg (1853–1938), son of Oscar Wallenberg, banker and politician, founder of Stockholm School of Economics (1909), Banque des pays du Nord (1911), and British bank of Northern commerce (1912) that in 1921 was merged with Hambros Bank. Knut Agathon Wallenberg, ( 19 May 1853 - 1 June 1938) was a Swedish Banker and Politician, he was also Knight Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Stockholm School of Economics (SSE or Handelshögskolan i Stockholm (HSS is a highly ranked business school and the only private University Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Hambros Bank was a British Bank based in London. It was established there in 1839 by the Danish merchant and banker Carl Joachim Hambro Through Knut Wallenberg's investments in LKAB, the ownership of the North-Swedish iron ore mines was kept in Swedish hands. LKAB ( L uossavaara- K iirunavaara '''A'''ktie'''b'''olag) is a swedish mining company Iron ores are rocks and Minerals from which Metallic Iron can be economically extracted Knut Wallenberg was Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs 1914–1917. The Minister for Foreign Affairs (utrikesminister is the Foreign minister of Sweden and the head of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year He has also made the foundation to Saltsjöbaden, a suburb to Stockholm on the eastside.

• Gustaf Wallenberg (1863–1937), son of Oscar Wallenberg, diplomat, envoy in Tokyo, Constantinople, and Sofia. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. Constantinople (Κωνσταντινούπολις Konstantinoúpolis, or gr ἡ Πόλις hē Polis, Latin: la CONSTANTINOPOLIS Sofia (София ˈsɔfija is the Capital and largest city of the Republic of Bulgaria, with a population of 1395568 in the Capital Municipality

• Marcus Wallenberg (senior) (1864–1943), son of Oscar Wallenberg, industrialist and banker. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marcus Wallenberg was engaged in the following companies of particular importance: ASEA, Ericsson, Hydro, Orkla, Papyrus AB, Stora Kopparbergs Bergslag, SAS, SAAB, Scania-Vabis and Skandia. ASEA ( Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget) was a Swedish industry company Ericsson ( Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson) () one of the largest Swedish companies is a leading provider of telecommunication and data communication systems Orkla Group ( is a Norwegian industrial conglomerate operating in the Nordic region, Eastern Europe Asia and the US Stora Enso Oyj () is a Finnish &ndash Swedish pulp and paper manufacturer, formed by the merger of Swedish mining and forestry products company Scandinavian Airlines System ( SAS) is a multi-national Airline for Denmark, Norway and Sweden, and the leading carrier in the Scania-Vabis was a famous Swedish truck manufacturer Its name came from the merger of Scania (Maskinfabriksaktiebolaget Scania which started out by manufacturing Skandia is a Swedish Insurance company that was started in 1855. From 1916 on, Marcus Wallenberg also took part in bilateral and multilateral international diplomacy and arbitration; most notably to broker a crucial trade agreement 1916–1918 between the United Kingdom and Sweden. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Arbitration, a form of Alternative dispute resolution (ADR is a legal technique for the resolution of Disputes outside the Courts wherein the Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located His name is given to the Scania Museum in Södertälje, Sweden. The Marcus Wallenberg-hallen ( Marcus Wallenberg Hall) is a Vehicle Museum in Södertälje, in the Swedish province of Sörmland is a city in Södermanland in east central Sweden about 30 km south of Stockholm, and is the seat of Södertälje Municipality,

• Axel Wallenberg (1874–1963), son of Oscar Wallenberg, industrialist and diplomat, envoy in Washington 1921–1926. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

• Raoul Oscar Wallenberg (1888–1911), son of Gustaf Wallenberg, naval officer. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year (Died of cancer three months before the birth of his son Raoul).

• Jacob Wallenberg (senior) (1892–1980), son of Marcus Wallenberg (senior), naval officer, banker, industrialist, and diplomat. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) After the Nazi Party Machtübernahme Jacob Wallenberg participated in the trade negotiations the new German régime required. The, officially National Socialist German Workers' Party, ( abbreviated NSDAP) was a Political party in Germany between 1919 and 1945 Machtergreifung ( is a German word meaning "seizure of power" During World War II, he played a central role in the almost perpetual trade negotiations with Nazi Germany. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers Controlled the Wallenberg empire together with his brother Marcus.

• Marcus Wallenberg (junior) (1899–1982), son of Marcus Wallenberg (senior), industrialist, banker and diplomat, who played a crucial role in the negotiations on Swedish–British trade agreements during World War II. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Controlled the Wallenberg empire together with his brother Jacob until the time of his death.

• Gustaf Wally (1905–1966), son of Axel Wallenberg, dancer, actor and theatre manager. Gustaf Wally (1905 &ndash 1966 Dancer, Actor and Theatre manager was born Gustaf Wallenberg. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar.

• Raoul Wallenberg (1912–1947?), son of Raoul Oscar Wallenberg, stepson of Fredrik von Dardel, diplomat, acclaimed for his role in saving a great number, possibly tens of thousands, of Jews during the Nazi Holocaust in Hungary. Raoul Wallenberg (August 4 1912 &ndash July 17 1947? was a Swedish Humanitarian of the prominent Swedish Wallenberg family who worked in Budapest Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ The Holocaust (from the Greek el ''ὁλόκαυστον'' (el-Latn holókauston holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt" also known as Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Captured by the Soviet Union in Budapest, Hungary in January, 1945, near the end of World War II, and rumoured to be alive in Soviet prison camps until the 1970's. Subsequently, Wallenberg was awarded the status of Righteous Among the Nations by Israel. Righteous among the Nations (חסידי אומות העולם Chassidey Umot HaOlam) which may at times refer to the B'nei Noah or Noahides as well is a term used

• Marc Wallenberg (1924–1971), son of Marcus Wallenberg, banker, industrialist. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar.

• Peter Wallenberg (senior) (1926– ), son of Marcus Wallenberg (junior), banker and industrialist. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Succeeded his father in 1982 as leader of the Wallenberg Sphere Has 3 children: Jacob, Andrea and Peter.

• Peder Wallenberg (senior) (1935– ), son of Jacob Wallenberg (Senior), architect, businessman and co-founder of the Carpe Vitam educational foundation. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Has eight children: Fredrik (1967), Marie (1968). Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jacob (1981), Nicholas (1983). Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Anna (1988), Peder (1991), Christopher-Robin (1994) and Alexander (1997). Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar

• Jacob Wallenberg (1956– ), son of Peter Wallenberg, currently chairman of Investor AB and former chairman of Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Investor AB is a Swedish Investment company founded in 1916 and still controlled by the Wallenberg family Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB ( SEB) is a North-European financial group for corporate customers institutions and private individuals He is a graduate of the Wharton School, and participated at the Bilderberg meeting of 2007. The Bilderberg Group, Bilderberg conference, or Bilderberg Club is an unofficial annual invitation-only conference of around

• Marcus Wallenberg (1956– ), son of Marc Wallenberg, former CEO of Investor AB, former chairman of Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, where he succeeded Jacob Wallenberg. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator Investor AB is a Swedish Investment company founded in 1916 and still controlled by the Wallenberg family Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB ( SEB) is a North-European financial group for corporate customers institutions and private individuals Appointed chairman of International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Sweden until the end of 2008. He is a 1980 graduate of the distinguished Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University in the United States. The Edmund A Walsh School of Foreign Service (commonly abbreviated SFS) is a school within Georgetown University in Washington D Georgetown University is a Jesuit Private university located in Georgetown Washington D

• Peter "Poker" Wallenberg (junior) (1959– ), son of Peter Wallenberg (senior). The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

• Nane Maria Annan, half-niece of Raoul Wallenberg, wife of former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan. Kofi Atta Annan, GCMG (born 8 April 1938 is a Ghanaian Diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations

Key People

A O Wallenberg (1816–1868)	K A Wallenberg (1853–1938)	Marcus Wallenberg Sr (1864–1943) Wearing the star of a Knight of the Seraphim.	Raoul Wallenberg (1912–?)
Marc Wallenberg (1924–1971)

See also

• Investor AB
• Stockholms Enskilda Bank

External links

• Wallenberg Family Tree on Kindo
• The Local - Introducing the Wallenbergs (humorous profile in English)